| Corticosteroid treated (n = 117; 52%) | Untreated (n = 108; 48%) | |||
| GAHS <9 (n = 44) | GAHS ⩾9 (n = 73) | GAHS <9 (n = 37) | GAHS ⩾9 (n = 71) | |
| Age | 46 (12) | 46 (9) | 44 (10) | 46 (10) |
| Serum bilirubin (μmol/l) | 308 (171) | 475 (161) | 262 (141) | 452 (181) |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/l) | 149 (283) | 194 (186) | 87 (41) | 156 (100) |
| Blood urea (mmol/l) | 4.5 (6) | 10.9 (9.4) | 3.8 (3.6) | 10.8 (8.3) |
| Prothrombin time ratio | 1.5 (0.2) | 2.0 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.4) | 2.0 (0.6) |
| White cell count (109/l) | 10.1 (4.1) | 17.5 (8.2) | 11.2 (5.2) | 17.4 (9.5) |
| GAHS | 8 (6–8) | 10 (9–12) | 8 (6–8) | 10 (9–12) |
| mDF | 50.1 (15) | 87.4 (36.3) | 54.9 (19.2) | 85.7 (36.3) |
GAHS, Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score; mDF, modified Maddrey’s discriminant factor. Mean (standard deviation); (median and range for GAHS value). There were no significant differences between corticosteroid-treated and untreated patients of each GAHS grouping.